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Sunday, September 26, 2010

This week there was no assigned theme for Muffin Tin Monday which was just perfect for me since I've been hoarding all these cute Hello Kitty goodies forever and have been itching to use them in one big Hello Kitty fest! I've said before I am just smitten with this kitten, and I've been grooming my little girl to follow in my footsteps - and I have done a very good job, because Paige is just gaga for Hello Kitty too. Yay! :)

I was a little bummed the sandwich didn't turn out very well this time! I've played with the sandwich maker a few times and this is the worst one I've had by far. The bread was too dry and slightly smushed so it didn't fill out the space very well and didn't cut cleanly. My Paigey Pie was ecstatic (to say the least!) over her Hello Kitty lunch, so all was well. :)

I was especially pleased with the cute Hello Kitty cheese! (cut with a Hello Kitty veggie cutter). Next time I think I might add a little detail with food safe markers so the features are more visible. :)

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Audrey has not fallen for Hello Kitty yet. I got her a cute sandwich case at Target but she wanted her sister's Disney Princess one. The trade was made because baby sister does not know any better. Very cute sandwich.

May I request a Dora bento lunch? Would love to see what you come up with! My 2 year old is the ideal bento style eater (loves veggies and fruit and lots of snacky things in small amounts)My 7 year old is just about impossible, I am hoping one day to find the magic solution to make her eat better / more variety!

Holly, my second son is pretty keen for Hello Kitty too. He went to school today sporting a pink Hello Kitty bandaid on his elbow. Teehee! His choice, he passed righed over Transformers, SpiderMan, Toy Story and Handy Manny in the first aid cabinet - he wanted "the pink kitty cat one!". :)

I have been looking everywhere for those flower shaped silicone mold cups that you use in bentos like this one and can't find them! All I can find are the ones that look like regular cupcake liners. Do you remember where you got these pink ones???

Beth, they come as a set of two, one pink and one yellow. My first set was ordered from Ichiban Kan, before they closed their online store. A friend in CA sent me a second set. :) I see them occassionally on JBox and on ebay.

Oh my gosh Melissa, this is so cute! Did you freehand cut the Hello Kitty pieces? I also have that sandwich press and it never seems to fit my bread right. And I love the HK cheese, if only Molly would east cheese.

For Hello Kitty's features I used a tiny oval cutter for the eyes and nose, a small circle one for the bow middle and sorta used a half of a cutter for the sides of the bow and then freehanded the curves to the middle. The whiskers were easy. :)